NORTON, Mass. — Rebecca Johnson, a resident of Biddeford, graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts in May during the college’s 184th Commencement ceremony.

Johnson graduated with a bachelor of arts in sociology and theatre and dance studies. She also earned Dean’s List honors for the 2019 spring semester and is the daughter of Bernard and Marie Johnson of Biddeford.

She is part of the Class of 2019, whose members come from 20 U.S. states and territories and more than 25 countries. During commencement, the graduates were addressed by the Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber II, social justice advocate, pastor, president emeritus of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, an effort originally launched in 1967 by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Jeffrey Chin and retired New York City Supreme Court Justice Bonnie Wittner received honorary degrees during the ceremony. (More info available at https://wheatoncollege.edu/news/you-are-graduating-during-a-moral-crisis-in-america/.)

Wheaton College is a private college in Norton, Massachusetts, that offers a highly personalized education in the liberal arts and sciences with a strong emphasis on experiential learning, including guaranteed access to internship funding for every student.

The college’s students enjoy exceptional outcomes after graduation — 97 percent find success in gaining employment, pursuing graduate or professional studies or earning a fellowship within six months of graduation. The Princeton Review named Wheaton a 2019 “Best Value College,” and the college has been named a top 40 U.S. Liberal Arts College by Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal for two consecutive years.